I think Gantt charts can be quite useful, but a lot is dependant on how you plan. If you reverse calendar a project and set your own deadlines (milestones) a Gantt chart can give you a very good overview of progress. I disagree that it only shows the first moment you won't be done. Because again that is dependant on how you plan. As to the inclusion of a Gantt chart in MLO, I think it depends on the direction MLO heads. If it is heading in a more project orientated direction then a Gantt would seem a logical inclusion. As it stands I am not so sure, only because MLO deals on the most part with multiple projects in a single outline. But I would sooner see the inclusion of a Gantt to say a calendar as I think it fits more with the ethos of MLO. All the best Steve
Original message From: "Mark Levison" To: [email protected] Received: 12/03/2009 17:38:33 Subject: [MLO] Re: Feature Request: gant view. Two thoughts: 1) Have you ever had a Gnatt chart that should you when a project would really complete? 2) What benefit would this Gnatt chart provide the average user of MLO? Cheers Mark On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 1:33 PM, XO <[email protected]> wrote: Not sure if I agree with that statement. While I can see that if you are on an agile track/environment, lots of my projects are setting equipment, completing buildings, etc. (And of course I use MS Project for that). I can see the advantage though of a Gantt view especially when connected with dependencies. On the other hand, if I am that deep into the project, I likely have it in MS Project, and a simple main task to check the MS Project file in MLO. On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Mark Levison <[email protected]> wrote: What benefit would you (and the rest of us) derive from a Gnatt view? Part of what I do as an Agile Coach is wean people from their addiction to MS Project and Gnatt views. I usually point out that Gnatt never tells you when you will be done, only the first moment you won't be done. Cheers Mark On 3/11/09, mlo addict <[email protected]> wrote: I love using mlo but am missing a gantt view. I would like to request a gantt view like proj...@hand has. See http://www.natara.com/ProjectAtHand2/ScreenShots.cfm Kind regards, Mike Recent Entries: Agile/Scrum Smells: http://www.notesfromatooluser.com/2008/06/agilescrum-smells.html Agile Games for Making Retrospectives Interesting: http://www.notesfromatooluser.com/2008/10/agile-games-for-making-retrospectives-interesting.html -- Cheers Mark Levison Blog: http://www.notesfromatooluser.com/ Recent Entries: Agile/Scrum Smells: http://www.notesfromatooluser.com/2008/06/agilescrum-smells.html Agile Games for Making Retrospectives Interesting: http://www.notesfromatooluser.com/2008/10/agile-games-for-making-retrospectives-interesting.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/myLifeOrganized?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
